RAfa Nadal spoke this Wednesday at Radioestadio Noche de Onda Cero, where he expressed his opinion on the Novak Djokovic issue, the vaccines and the possibility of the Serbian tennis player playing the Mutua Madrid Open in Madrid.
The Balearic tennis player said he was not disappointed with Djokovic, but he did make it clear that both have a very different position on the coronavirus vaccine. “No disappointment, I always have the utmost respect for everyone’s opinions, as long as they are respectful of others. In that sense, I think Djokovic’s opinion compared to mine on the subject to be discussed, we are in quite distant positions. There is one thing that is numbers and the numbers say that many people have died, and the reality is that it seems that the issue of the vaccine has all been very fast. Perhaps many people have doubts about side effects. The only thing that happens is that we do not know 100%, what we do know 100% are the effects of the virus, and what we know is that if we had kept up the pace of before the vaccine appeared, instead of 6 million deaths the figure would be very high. I respect any opinion, many I do not share, I try to follow the people who are prepared in each subject, not the people who are not”, explained the winner of 20 majors.
There is one thing that are numbers and the numbers say that many people have died
Mutua Madrid Open: “Whether he plays in Madrid or not play in Madrid… the debate is not a sports debate, in my understanding. I want Novak to play in most places for a simple fact, events are better when the best are competing.” In the end, I am a fan of sports in general, when I watch a golf and football tournament I want the best on the field to be there, as I am a tennis fan I like that Djokovic is playing, just as I would love that Federer was But it is an issue that goes far beyond sports, we are talking about a global health issue and in the end each country has its rules and each country has different rules and we, and more so at this time, what we have to to do is follow them”.
I also talked about the option of inaugurate the new Santiago Bernabu. “I have no idea, not the slightest idea,” he replied. But would you like it? “I always like it in unique settings, of course I would like it. I think the new stadium is going to be one of the best stadiums in the world without a doubt,” concluded Nadal, who is already in the third round of the Australian Open, where he will meet this Friday. measure to russian Khachanov.
